Appliance for use in practicing games



May 29, 1928.

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Patented May 29, 1928.

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HAROLDVEGG, 0F LONDON, ENGLAND.

APPLIANCE FOR 'USE I N PRACTICING GAMES.

Application filed August 18Ay 1927, vSerial No. 213,913, and in Great Britain October 25, "1926.

This invention relates to apparatus or appliance-s for giving or imparting self-instruction in the playing of games, particularly those in which an implement is employed to drive or'propel an object'v and refers more particularly to the game of golf.'

The invention relates in particular to that kind of applianceywhich includes a number of suitably spaced targets pivotally supu ported above a base which placed onthe ground at av suitable distance from ayb'all or other teed object so that when the yobject is struck bythe' club, one or yother of the targetsl is also struck the' club and an indication of the quality of the executed stroke is thereby aiforded.

Amongst the objects of the invention is to provide an appliance construction and one in which provision is made for giving an indication as to when a target is struck near its upper or its lower end.

According to the present invention an appliance is provided consisting of a base adapted to rest upon the ground, a number of supporting members pivoted to the base and extending upwards from the base at an inclination, each of the supporting members carrying a target in the form of a strip pivoted to the supporting member, the arrangement being such that a target is'moved with regard to its supporting member if said target is struck by the club near its upper end, or the target and its supporting member are moved with regard to the base if the target is struck near its lower end.

The invention further includes an improved form of tee for the ball.

The appliance is arranged at a suitable distance from the teed ball so that when the ball is struck. one or other of the targets will also be struck by the club during the follow-through and an indication is thereby aorded of the quality of the stroke.

The appliance 'may conveniently comprise three spaced targets and in this case the central target is arranged in a direct line with the tee. l

lf the centre target is struck then the stroke has been accurately performed, if the target to the left of the centre target is struck it indicates that the player has pulled the stroke, whereas if the target to the right of the centre target struck, the stroke has? been siieed.l

of cheap and robustrIfhe invention is `illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which i Fig. 1 is a side elevation and Fig. 2 a plan view of the appliance and Fig. 3 is a perspective view ofthe improved form'of tee. Y

` Referring to thedrawings, the targets'are in the form ofstrips 10, pivoted at points 11 to obliquely arranged members '12, which inA turnare pivoted toa base'13 at points 14.v The stroke of the club is delivered fromv the right in Fig. 2, and whichever strip is struck is caused to spin'aboutits'pivot 11, thus giving a visible indication of the quality ofthe stroke.

Thestrips 1() are preferably pivoted'away from their centres so that they normally occupy a vertical position.

Should a target be struck low down, the member 12 carrying it will be caused to rock about a pivot 14 into a position, for eX- ample7 such as that shown in Fig. 1 in dotted lines at 12a. This will give an indication that the target has been struck low down and that the distance between tee and targets should be increased and at the same time the arrangement lessens the chances of breakage. The strips 10 are secured to the members 12 by pivot pins 11 and wing nuts 15 which permit easy replacements. Any other convenient device adapted to fulfil this purpose may be employed.

Fig. 3 shows a form of tee adapted for use with the apparatus shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

The tee may comprise a heavy block 2O having a slot 21 over which the ball or other object may be placed preparatory to being struck and an anchoring device 22 for the ball may be provided.

The leading edge 23 of the tee is of a depth such that the ball or other object can fall below the upper surface of the tee when srick, thus moving out of the path of the c u It has been found for example that an ap paratus having three objectives standing at the centres of three sides of a rectangle about four inches by five inches and a distance of from 15 to 22 inches between the tee and the centre objective will provide a good test for an average golfer.

v It will of course be understood that the' objectives need not necessarily be arranged in. staggered relation as shown iii the draw ing, but they may bc arranged in one straight line or in any other desired ormation.

The targets and tee may if desired be mounted upon a common base or support.

The targets may be adjustable also relatively to each other so as to indicate greater or small deviationsJ of the players stroke from the direct line.

Tees and targets may also be adapted for iXing to carpets, sheets of cocoanut matting or other material for use indoors.

What I claim is: y

l. Appliance for use in practicing games comprising a base, a plurality ot supporting members pivotally carried upon saidbase each of said supporting members being adapted to lbe easily displaced about its pivot on the base and a plurality of targets each carried upon and pivoted to one of said supporting members each target being adapted tobe easily displaced about its pivot upon its supporting member.

2. Appliance for usel in practicing games comprising a base, a plurality of normally inclined supporting members pivotally carried on the base each of said supporting members being adapted to be easily displaced from its normal inclined position and a plurality of normally vertically disposed targets each pivoted outside its centre to 4one of the supporting members, and each adapted to be easily displaced about its pivot upon a supporting member.

3. Appliance for use in practicing games comprising a base, a plurality oi support-ing members pivotally carried upon said base each of said supporting members being adapted to be easily displaced about its pivot on the base, a plurality of targets each carried upon and pivoted to one of said supporting members and a tee block for the ball adapted to rest on the ground at a convenient distance from thetargets said block having a leading edge of a depth such as will permit the ball to fall below the upper edge of the tee When the ball is struck. s

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

HAROLD EGG. 

